Thai Public Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsap on Thursday announced that he has invited a committee to review the legality of compulsory licenses issued by outgoing Thai Public Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla, Reuters reports (Nopporn, Reuters, 2/7).

Representatives from drug manufacturers also will be invited to discuss the law and the negative consequences that resulted from the compulsory licenses, Chaiya said. He added that he has asked officials to determine if implementation of the compulsory licenses was approved by former Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont or if the decision was made by Mongkol (Thai News Agency, 2/7).